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What is Madness?

By Darian Leader
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What is Madness? by Darian Leader delves into the intricate nature and understanding of madness, challenging conventional views of mental health. The book explores the historical and cultural contexts of how madness has been perceived and treated, providing insights into the psychiatric and psychoanalytic perspectives. It aims to redefine our understanding of mental disorders by examining the complex, often misunderstood landscapes of the mind.
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This book may appeal to you if you're intrigued by the complexity of the human mind and wish to explore the fine line between sanity and madness through a psychoanalytic lens. Darian Leader provides thoughtful insights that could deepen your understanding of mental health issues, making it a captivating read for those interested in psychology and personal growth.

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What is Madness?

What separates the sane from the mad? How hard or easy is it to tell them apart? And what if the difference is really between being mad and going mad? This title is the study of madness, sanity, and everything in between.

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The widely acclaimed author of The New Black returns with this brilliant exploration of madness.

What separates the sane from the mad? How can we tell them apart? And what if the difference is really between being mad and going mad?

In this landmark work, Darian Leader undermines common conceptions of madness. Through case studies like the apparently 'normal' Harold Shipman, he shows that madness rarely conforms to standard models.

By exploring the idea of quiet madness—where many of us live interior lives that are far from sane but allow us to function normally and unthreateningly—he argues that we must seek a new way to assess, treat, and deal with those suffering mental health problems.

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Reviews describe Darian Leader's What is Madness? as engrossing and enlightening, blending philosophy with psychoanalysis. It's praised for encouraging readers to rethink assumptions about mental health with historical insight and narrative flair. Described as witty and probing, the book offers a myth-busting perspective on madness, and is considered both timely and necessary.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780141047355

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 October 2012

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 23.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 260g

Pages: 368

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About the Author

Darian Leader is a British psychoanalyst and the author of Introducing Lacan, Why do Women Write More Letters Than They Post?, Promises Lovers Make When It Gets Late, Freud's Footnotes, Stealing the Mona Lisa, Why do People Get Ill, co-written with David Corfield, The New Black, What Is Madness, and Strictly Bipolar. He practises psychoanalysis in London, and he is a member of the College of Psychoanalysts and a founding member of the Centre for Freudian Analysis and Research. His new book, Hands, will be published by Hamish Hamilton in July 2016.

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